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Reading the Mahāvamsa : The Literary Aims of a Theravada Buddhist History /
Vamsa is a dynamic genre of Buddhist history filled with otherworldly characters and the exploits of real-life heroes. These narratives collapse the temporal distance between Buddha and the reader, building an emotionally resonant connection with an outsized religious figure and a longed-for past. T...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Columbia University Press,
[2016]
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| Colección: | South Asia Across the Disciplines
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- A Note On Transliteration And Translation
- Introduction
- 1. Instructions, Admonitions, And Aspirations In Vamsa Proems
- 2. Relocating The Light
- 3. Nāgas, Transfigured Figures Inside The Text, Ruminative Triggers Outside
- 4. Nāgas And Relics
- 5. Historicizing (In) The Pāli Dīpavaṃsa and Mahāvaṃsa
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index